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Tyson Fury to decide whether to come out of retirement after watching outcome of Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Usyk


TYSON FURY will decide whether to come out of retirement after Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2, claims his promoter.

The Gypsy King hung up his gloves after beating Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium in April.

Tyson Fury will watch AJ vs Usyk 2 with interestCredit: Getty
Anthony Joshua will fight Oleksandr Usyk again on August 20Credit: Getty

He quickly teased a return against Francis Ngannou, although no date has yet materialised.

A title unification bout with the winner of Joshua and Usyk could still be on the table, should Fury want to end his retirement and fight.

And his US promoter Bob Arum believes that the mouthwatering bout could be on the cards.

He told Lance Pugmire: “Tyson is touring the UK, going from place to place, entertaining people — which he is very entertaining.

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“I think really he’s on hold pending the outcome of the Usyk fight with Joshua, which takes place on the 20th. So, again, let’s see what happens.

“We know that the Saudis have put up a lot of money for the Usyk vs Joshua fight and we’ll see who wins that fight, and I know deep down that Fury would want to fight the winner.

“And then the question is where the fight will be and all that sort of stuff, and that will take care of itself after Aug. 20.”

Quizzed if he thinks Fury would fancy a crack at Joshua, should AJ triumph and reclaim his belts, Arum replied: “I think whoever wins.

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“Either guy, unify all the titles and then maybe decide that he would retire. But I think he doesn’t want to leave that unfinished.

“But again, that’s up to him and I haven’t pressed him, neither has Frank (Warren), but we will once the Usyk vs Joshua fight has happened.”

Fury, 33, has cooked up two other crazy ideas for comeback fights.

SunSport revealed this week that the Gypsy King would fancy a Tottenham Hotspur Stadium bout with Game of Thrones strongman Hafthor Bjornsson.

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As a backup plan, Fury is also believed to be interested in a trilogy fight with popular British veteran Derek Chisora.

The 6ft 9in star already possesses two easy wins against Chisora, with a third fight not hugely appealing to fans.

A potential Fury vs Chisora 3 hasn’t gained much interestCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd


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